Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and actress.
Following a turbulent childhood, Love rose to fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, and received immense media coverage for her highly-publicized marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, before and after his suicide in 1994. Her band Hole released two highly successful albums in the 1990s, Live Through This (1994) and Celebrity Skin (1998). The group w...